PROJECTS

The worker-owned cooperative in formation, Smart Yards, A Sustainable Landscaping Cooperative, will launch soon after the US Social Forum. Responding to the need to save water during the California drought and long-term, Smart Yardswill install a graywater system hooked to home appliances to water new sustainable yards with natural plants, replacing lawns. Smart Yards coop members will own the coop, make decisions democratically, and contribute 25% of patronage (profit) to additional future cooperatives, building the cooperative economy.

Human Agenda

The mission of Human Agenda is to envision a world where the human needs of all can be met, engage the community in forging local institutions that are democratic, cooperative, egalitarian, sustainable, and kind, and take individual responsibility to embody the change we’d like to see.